Memphis beats Portland 112-100 for first win of the season
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies knew that a win would eventually come, sooner rather than later.
Desmond Bane had 30 points and the Grizzlies won for the first time this season, rallying late to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 112-100 on Sunday night.
“We've been competing, growing and learning a lot. A lot of people are getting new opportunities,” Bane said. "I'm happy with where we're headed and how we played tonight."
Jaren Jackson Jr. added 27 points for the Grizzlies, who opened the season with six straight losses, most since the 2002-03 season when the team opened 0-13.
Jerami Grant led the Blazers with 27 points. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak.
The Blazers led 86-62 going into the final quarter but were hurt when Robert Williams III was knocked to the ground underneath the Grizzlies' basket and came up limping. He tried to play, but left the court and headed straight for the locker room.
Memphis went on a 9-0 run to get within 98-95 with 5:26 left, then tied it at 100 on Jackson's dunk. He scored again to put the Grizzlies in front and they led the rest of the way.
“You've got to celebrate, you know how hard it is to win this league. We’re going to enjoy this one for sure,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said. “It’s been a difficult first couple of weeks. But as I’ve said, our guys are resilient. They respond. We’ve been competitive every single night, sometimes it hasn’t gone our way.”
Shaedon Sharpe added 18 points and eight rebounds for the the Blazers, while Malcolm Brogdon had his second straight double-double with 18 points and 11 assists
Portland was without rookie guard Scoot Henderson for the second straight game with right ankle sprain. The Blazers were already missing guard Anfernee Simons because of a torn ligament in his right thumb.
Bismack Biyombo, signed Wednesday by Memphis, made a very brief debut for the Grizzlies on Friday before starting on Sunday. He got into foul trouble, collecting his fifth in the third quarter and went to the bench. A 12-year NBA veteran, Biyombo played for the Suns the past two seasons.
Santi Aldama made his first appearance of the season for Memphis after missing the team's first six games with a sprained right ankle. Jenkins said Aldama's minutes would be limited.
Portland led by as many a 11 points early but Memphis got back in it on Luke Kennard's 3-pointer that pulled the Grizzlies within 32-30 at the end of the first quarter.
David Roddy's jumper tied it at 40 and the Grizzlies took the lead on Bane's floater. Jackson capped the half with a 3-pointer to give the Grizzlies a 63-55 lead.
Grant made three consecutive 3-pointers during an 11-4 Portland run to start the second half and pull to 67-66. Bane had a personal 8-0 run to extend Memphis' lead again.
The Grizzlies stayed in front until Skylar Mays' 3-pointer gave Portland an 81-80 lead with just over two minute left in the quarter.
Coach Chauncey Billups said the Blazers are still in development. Portland is a young team rebuilding after the departure of All-Star guard Damian Lillard in the offseason.
“If it’s something to be taught, I’m teaching no matter if we’re winning or we’re losing, because those things go up and down. You can never know what’s going to happen,” Billups said. “I want to keep teaching and keep demanding it from the dudes, and we’ll just see what it looks like once we get there.”
The Blazers beat the Grizzlies 115-113 in overtime on Friday night in the first game for both teams in the NBA’s new In-Season Tournament.
UP NEXT
Grizzlies: Host the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
Trail Blazers: Visit the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday to kick off a three-game road trip.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Deandre Ayton (Ziaire Williams gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point pullup jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:24 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:05 | | Desmond Bane offensive foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | Desmond Bane turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-5 |
| 10:34 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Deandre Ayton steals) | ||
| 10:29 | | Matisse Thybulle turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Bane steals) | ||
| 10:24 | | Shaedon Sharpe blocks Desmond Bane's two point running layup | ||
| 10:21 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point running jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 2-7 |
| 10:02 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 2-10 |
| 9:53 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:40 | | Marcus Smart misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | Shaedon Sharpe personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | +1 | Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-10 |
| 9:20 | | +1 | Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-10 |
| 9:11 | | Bismack Biyombo personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Desmond Bane misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Bismack Biyombo blocks Shaedon Sharpe's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:45 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point tip layup | 6-10 |
| 8:26 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | Bismack Biyombo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:57 | | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point stepback jump shot | 6-12 |
| 7:25 | | Desmond Bane misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point running reverse layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 6-14 |
| 7:09 | | Jerami Grant personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 9-14 |
| 6:45 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point stepback jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 9-17 |
| 6:25 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving layup | 11-17 |
| 6:14 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 11-20 |
| 5:53 | | Marcus Smart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:31 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point running pullup jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 11-22 |
| 5:25 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:11 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point cutting dunk (Kenneth Lofton Jr. assists) | 13-22 |
| 4:53 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 13-24 |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point driving finger roll layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 15-24 |
| 4:20 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. blocks Deandre Ayton's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +3 | Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 18-24 |
| 3:57 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point driving finger roll layup (Santi Aldama assists) | 20-24 |
| 3:21 | | +2 | Robert Williams III makes two point cutting dunk (Skylar Mays assists) | 20-26 |
| 3:21 | | Desmond Bane shooting foul (Robert Williams III draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | Robert Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-27 |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Ziaire Williams assists) | 22-27 |
| 3:12 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Kenneth Lofton Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:09 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | David Roddy personal foul (Skylar Mays draws the foul) | ||
| 2:45 | | Skylar Mays misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | David Roddy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 22-30 |
| 2:02 | | Robert Williams III shooting foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | Ziaire Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:02 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | +1 | Ziaire Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 2:02 | | Ziaire Williams personal foul (Away from play) (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:02 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Skylar Mays misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:22 | | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Skylar Mays makes two point driving dunk (Jabari Walker assists) | 23-32 |
| 0:57 | | Skylar Mays personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:57 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-32 |
| 0:57 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:52 | | Robert Williams III defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point running pullup jump shot (Kenneth Lofton Jr. assists) | 27-32 |
| 0:14 | | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 30-32 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:52 | | Robert Williams III offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 11:52 | | Robert Williams III turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:36 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point stepback jump shot | 30-34 |
| 10:50 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 33-34 |
| 10:25 | | Skylar Mays misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:24 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Marcus Smart misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Luke Kennard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot | 33-36 |
| 9:40 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:26 | | Luke Kennard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:25 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-37 |
| 9:22 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-38 |
| 9:04 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Malcolm Brogdon steals) | ||
| 9:00 | | Toumani Camara turnover (bad pass) (David Roddy steals) | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point running layup | 35-38 |
| 8:42 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 8:28 | | Toumani Camara turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:14 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:14 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-38 |
| 8:00 | | Jerami Grant turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point pullup jump shot (Bismack Biyombo assists) | 38-38 |
| 7:31 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | David Roddy misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:18 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 38-40 |
| 7:00 | | David Roddy misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | Jabari Walker personal foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 40-40 |
| 6:09 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point driving floating jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 42-40 |
| 5:43 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 42-43 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point cutting layup (Bismack Biyombo assists) | 44-43 |
| 5:28 | | Jabari Walker shooting foul (Desmond Bane draws the foul) | ||
| 5:28 | | +1 | Desmond Bane makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-43 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point pullup jump shot | 45-45 |
| 5:00 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point cutting layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 45-47 |
| 4:51 | | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 4:51 |